see also: [[paediatric sepsis]], [[Febrile seizure]], [[Lumbar puncture#paediatric needle length|Lumbar puncture]] See: [RCH Febrile Child](https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_child/) > [!key points] > 1. febrile neonates ≤ 28 days corrected age require ix and emperic abx > 2. in febrile infants >28 days and <3 months, low threshold for ix and tx > 3. if infant <3 months, **hypothermia** or temperature lability can be signs of serious bacterial infection > 4. the severity of illness ==cannot be predicted by degree of fever==, its onset, response to antipyretics, or presence of [[Febrile seizure]]; appearance of child is most useful indicator # infants ≤ 28 days corrected age - asses for [[paediatric sepsis|sepsis]] - FBC, CRP, blood culture, suprapubic urine, LP +/- CXR - emperic antibiotics # infants 29 days - 3 months corrected age ![[Pasted image 20230823003615.png]] # Children > 3 months corrected age ![[Pasted image 20230823003545.png]] # OSCE - [Monash 2020 station 2](x-devonthink-item://88B4AD62-EC94-46F3-A038-5254E491744C)